Field Description

More and more, every day, the world becomes a smaller place and the global economy becomes more of a reality. The Latin American and Caribbean studies minor prepares students for this reality and exposes them to cross-cultural and professional opportunities with courses that explore the historical, political, cultural, and socioeconomic conditions in this region. This minor is a perfect complement to majors in marketing management, economics, finance and investments, public affairs, Spanish, English, sociology, and political science.

The Minor

Latin American and Caribbean studies students must take one required course, Latin America and the Caribbean I or II ( or ), with the 6 remaining credits selected from the Departments of Black and Latino Studies, Communication Studies, English, Fine and Performing Arts, History, Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Political Science, and Sociology and Anthropology.

Required Course

Latin America and the Caribbean: Cultures and Societies (), ()

3 credits

or

Latin America and the Caribbean: From Pre-Hispanic Times to the 19th Century (), ()

3 credits

Electives Choose two of the following courses:

ANT 3115

People and Culture of Haiti (), ()

3 credits

ART 3040

Special Topics in Art* (History)

3 credits

ART 3252

Native Art of the Americas

3 credits

Latin American Jewish Women Writers (), (), ()

3 credits

ENG 3032

Ethnic Literature*

3 credits

ENG 3950

Topics in Literature*

3 credits

HIS 3010

Central America: A Regional Study

3 credits

HIS 3020

Afro-Brazilian History ()

3 credits

HIS 3063

History of the African Diaspora

3 credits

HIS 3070

History of Civilizations in Latin America

3 credits

History of Colonial Latin America

3 credits

History of Modern Latin America

3 credits

HIS 3075

History of Carribbean Civilizations

3 credits

HIS 3860

Topics in History*

3 credits

Major Selected Problems of the Puerto Rican Community

3 credits

Politics and Power in Puerto Rico

3 credits

Economic History of Puerto Rico

3 credits

Religions of the Caribbean

3 credits

Puerto Rican Culture

3 credits

Puerto Rican Heritage: 1898 to the Present

3 credits

Dominican Heritage: From Pre-Columbian Times to Present

3 credits

Central America: A Regional Study

3 credits

The Contemporary Puerto Rican Family

3 credits

Latinas: A Social and Cultural Survey

3 credits

Cuban Culture and Society

3 credits

The U.S. and Mexican Border (), ()

3 credits

Migration in the Americas

3 credits

Changing Demographics of the City

3 credits

Race and Ethnic Relations (), (), ()

3 credits

Contemporary Latin American Fiction ()

3 credits

Seminar in Black & Latino Studies

3 credits

Music of Latin America and the Caribbean

3 credits

POL 3104

The Politics of the Third World

3 credits

POL 3364

Latin American and Caribbean Political Systems

3 credits

SPA 4219

Nineteenth-Century Latin-American Literature Prior to Modernismo**

3 credits

SPA 4220

Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Latin-American Poetry**

3 credits

SPA 4221

Contemporary Latin-American Theatre**

3 credits

SPA 4222

Contemporary Latin-American Novel**

3 credits

SPA 4223

Modernismo in Latin America**

3 credits

SPA 4224

Contemporary Latin-American Short Story**

3 credits

SPA 4226

Afro-Caribbean Literature**

3 credits

SPA 4228

Twentieth-Century Womens Writing in Latin America**

3 credits

SPA 4271

Civilizations and Cultures of Latin America**

3 credits

SPA 4281

The Literature of Latin America I**

3 credits

SPA 4282

The Literature of Latin America II**

3 credits

SPA 4283

The City in Latin American Literature**

3 credits

SPA 4350

Contemporary Cuban Literature**

3 credits

SPA 4383

Literature of the Hispanic Caribbean I

3 credits

SPA 4384

Literature of the Hispanic Caribbean II

3 credits

SPA 4999

Special Studies in Spanish**

3 credits

THE 3043

Theatre of Color in the United States ()

3 credits

THE 4101-4110

Selected Topics (Theatre)*

3 credits

*Topics as relevant to the minor. Please consult the program director to obtain permission to use this course within the minor.

**Courses in Spanish at the 4000-level are taught in Spanish.

One Feit Seminar () on Latin American and Caribbean cultures and societies may replace one of the courses toward the minor. Please consult the program director to obtain permission to use this course within the minor.

Courses

Courses in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS)

Latin American Jewish Women Writers (), (), ()

LACS 4100

Immigration Cinema: Migrations and Border Crossings to the U.S. and Europe

3 hours; 3 credits

LACS 4901

Latin America and the Caribbean: Cultures and Societies (), ()

3 hours; 3 credits

Latin America and the Caribbean: From Pre-Hispanic times to the 19th-Century (), ()